in the Matter of the Estate of Bessie Lee Arrendell

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-05-00022-CV

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IN THE MATTER OF

THE ESTATE OF

BESSIE LEE ARRENDELL, DECEASED

On Appeal from the County Court at Law

Anderson County, Texas

Trial Court No. 13,455

Before Morriss, C.J., Ross and Carter, JJ.

Opinion by Justice Carter

O P I N I O N

Bessie Arrendell died, at the age of ninety-four, on April 15, 2003. In late 2002, she executed a power of attorney giving her younger sister, Helen Keeling, authority to manage her affairs, and with her "assistance" Arrendell…